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worldquake

noun

Etymology

From world + quake.

  1. inherited from *kwakōną✻ — “to shake, quiver, tremble”
  2. inherited from cwacian — “to quake, tremble, chatter”
  3. inherited from quaken
  4. compounded as worldquake — “world + quake”

Definitions

  1. An earthshaking event.

    • The French Revolution struck Europe as though it was the epicentre of a worldquake.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA